Articles by Aaron J. Marko

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  Hammerhead

  Global Depression

  PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2014

  Global Depression is anchored by Hammerhead's sense of challenging noise rock. The band lurches through obtuse songcraft, but without angul...

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  Bloody Hammers

  Under Satan's Sun

  PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2014

  Much like their doom-rock brethren Graveyard and Witchcraft, Bloody Hammers have taken the road paved with high-gain tube amps and mystical...

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  Pretty Please

  Sully

  PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2014

  Hot on the heels of Whores' Clean are Atlanta's lesser-known sons Pretty Please, who flit around with a similar dirge. Much like Whores, Pr...

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  Jar’d Loose

  Turns 13

  PUBLISHED May 23, 2014

  Hold onto your flannel; grunge is back. It's almost too easy to rely on referencing other bands when talking about Jar'd Loose. Treading on...

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  Anubis Gate

  Horizons

  PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2014

  In comparison to other modern progressive metal, Anubis Gate feels almost quaint in comparison. While other bands are happy to impress you...

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  Warbringer

  IV: Empires Collapse

  PUBLISHED Oct 29, 2013

  No one could say Warbringer is reinventing the wheel, but said wheel is just fine the way it is. Steeped in the Bay Area tradition of "born...